The following KB article explains most of the compatibility options:
Description of the Compatibility options that are available in the Options
dialog box in Word 2003, Word 2002, and Word 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/288792/en-us
There doesn't seem to be a similar article written for Word 2007.
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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP
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In Word Options/advanced there are several layout options listed. How can
I find out what each of them does?